Flap surgery is a type of plastic surgery that uses tissues from another part of the body to close open wounds while having its own blood supply. Open wounds are an open invitation for bacteria. Loss ...

DALLAS -- A second revascularization attempt for compromised free flaps was successful in 30% of cases, according to a multicenter retrospective medical record review. Among 79 patients with flaps ...

Autologous breast reconstruction techniques are classified into different types based on the composition of flaps and the source of the tissue. TRAM refers to the transverse rectus abdominis muscle ...

Visakhapatnam: HCG Pinnacle Cancer centre has successfully operated a 34-year-old breast cancer patient using the free-flap procedure for the first time in the city, the hospital’s Surgical Oncology ...

A significant advancement in surgical techniques for head and neck reconstruction was achieved in Pune with the successful performance of SCIP free flap surgery. This innovative procedure offers ...

PHILADELPHIA - Doctors in Penn Medicine's Division of Plastic Surgery recently performed their 5,000th free flap reconstructive surgery -- in which tissue is taken from another part of the body and ...

Guwahati: Doctors at Dr B Borooah Cancer Institute (BBCI) in Guwahati have successfully performed the first free-flap whole breast reconstructive surgery in the northeast, creating a new breast for a ...

Our care team will answer any questions you have. Our goal is to provide you with the best option for your individual circumstances. Our high quality surgical care is done by board-certified breast ...

D. Scott Lind, M.D., F.A.C.S.; Barbara L. Smith, M.D., Ph.D., F.A.C.S.; Wiley W. Souba, M.D., Sc.D., F.A.C.S. Advances in reconstructive techniques have made breast ...